Q: Is 179,220 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 179,220 is a composite number.

Why is 179,220 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 179,220 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 29 30 58 60 87 103 116 145 174 206 290 309 348 412 435 515 580 618 870 1,030 1,236 1,545 1,740 2,060 2,987 3,090 5,974 6,180 8,961 11,948 14,935 17,922 29,870 35,844 44,805 59,740 89,610 and 179,220, with no remainder.

Since 179,220 cannot be divided by just 1 and 179,220, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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